Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council
The council and its disciplinary committee not only failed to act in the public interest but also contributed to injustice, says Judge Siraj Desai
By Tony Beamish
Law | 17 October 2024
KZN villagers use social grants to fix broken taps, pipes and pumps
Ndatshana residents say they were without running water for seven years
Brief | 17 October 2024
Six-year-old rescued from pit toilet in Eastern Cape school
At Mampondo Primary School, 135 learners and eight staff members share two pit toilets
By Yamkela Ntshongwana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 17 October 2024
PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney
The rail agency has finally returned the group’s belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees
Brief | 16 October 2024
How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm
After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume
Feature | 16 October 2024
Community blocks R3-million park project, demands public participation
Tsomo residents and businesses say they were never consulted about the site
News | 16 October 2024
Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns
The Wits Rhisotope project hopes to help conservation efforts
Science | 16 October 2024
What I learned on my journey through breast cancer
In Breast Cancer Awareness Month we can all do something to help
Opinion | 16 October 2024
Education department fails to pay water and electricity bills: parents shut down school in protest
Failure to pay Msunduzi Municipality is a violation of human rights, say parents
Brief | 15 October 2024